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TV Daily

 Salon's guide to what to watch on Thursday: The HBO documentary "To Die in Jerusalem" offers an intensely personal look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Nov. 01, 2007 |

Prime Pick

To Die in Jerusalem

Photos: HBO

Have you ever watched a really depressing documentary because some reviewer called it a "devastating but ultimately hopeful story" or some such? Well, the HBO documentary "To Die in Jerusalem" (premieres 9 p.m. EDT) is heartbreaking and provocative, but like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict itself, it's not in the least bit hopeful. The documentary explores the deaths of two teenage girls -- 17-year-old Israeli Rachel Levy and her murderer, 18-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber Ayat al-Akhras. Levy's mother, Avigail Levy, wants to meet the mother of her daughter's killer face to face, but several attempts are made and thwarted. When the two finally do get a chance to talk, the discussion is so passionate and frustrating for both sides, it's hard to watch. Even so, "To Die in Jerusalem" affords an intensely personal and fascinating glimpse of the misunderstandings and challenges at the heart of this enduring conflict.

-- H.H.

Also…

Those who remember last year's camping trip episode fondly won't want to miss tonight's "Grey's Anatomy," in which the Chief incites a men's night out (9 p.m. EDT on ABC). If you missed the classic "Who Knows Black People" quiz on "Chappelle's Show," it reruns tonight at 9 p.m. EDT on Comedy Central. Tonight's episode of Sundance's "Iconoclasts" (10 p.m. EDT) features Alicia Keys and actress Ruby Dee, and FLIX airs the 1996 movie "I Shot Andy Warhol," starring Lili Taylor, at 10 p.m. EDT.

On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EDT		 Jerry Seinfeld, Amanda Peet

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EDT		 Ethan Hawke, the latest eliminated celebrity from "Dancing With the Stars," guest co-host Carrie Ann Inaba

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings		 Victoria Beckham, Steve Spangler

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings		 Dr. Oz

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings		 Mike Huckabee

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EDT		 Jerry Seinfeld

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT		 Jerry Seinfeld

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Walter Kirn

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Stupid Pet Tricks, Dr. Phil McGraw, Ryan Adams

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT		 Denzel Washington, Dave Salmoni, LeAnn Rimes

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings		 Anthony Hopkins

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT		 Jerry O'Connell, Common, Thurston Moore

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Dane Cook, Emily Mortimer, Slash

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Anthony Hopkins, Barry Manilow

Contributors: Megan Doll, Heather Havrilesky, Eryn Loeb, Amy Reiter

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